Bogdan Rata in the 55th edition of the Venice Biennale

Bogdan Rata, Trying to Keep Life, 2012, polyester, synthetic resin, fibre, paint, metal, water,153 x 36,5 x 17cm

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PERSONAL STRUCTURES

Collateral Event

55. Venice Biennale, Italy 2013

CURATED BY SARAH GOLD, FRANCESCA CRUDO, CAROL ROLLA AND VALERIA ROMANINI.

Bogdan Rata (Romania) was proposed within the project Personal Structures by the curator Cosmin Nasui and he is a participating artist in the project.

Organisator: Nasui collection & Galery,

sponsor: Herczeg Foudation, with the support of Romanian Cultural Institute Venice

ALL THE INVITED ARTISTS in PERSONAL STRUCTURES ARE:

Chul Hyun Ahn (KOR), Yoshitaka Amano (JPN), Alice Anderson (GBR), Jan-Erik Andersson (FIN), Axel Anklam (DEU), Yifat Bezalel (ISR), Djawid Borower (DEU), Faiza Butt (PAK), Mimmo Catania (ITA), Chen Ping (CHN), Canal Cheong Jagerroos (CHN), Genia Chef (KAZ), Karlyn De Jongh (NLD), Scott Eady (NZL), Toshikatsu Endo (JPN), Carole Feuerman (USA), Cristiana Fioretti (ITA), Dale Frank (AUS), Chris Fraser (USA), Marc Fromm (DEU), Sally Gabori (AUS), Jakob Gasteiger (AUT), Darryn George (NZL), Selby Ginn (AUS), David Goldenberg (GBR), Gotthard Graubner (DEU), Kimberley Gundle (ZAF), Laura Gurton (USA), Patrick Hamilton (CHL), Anne Herzblut (DEU), Per Hess (NOR), The Icelandic Love Corporation (ISL), Hirofumi Isoya (JPN), Sam Jinks (AUS), Grzegorz Klatka (POL), Mehdi-Georges Lahlou (FRA), James Lavadour (USA), Helmut Lemke (DEU), Luce (LTU), Heinz Mack (DEU), Michele Manzini (ITA), Christopher Martin (USA), Christian Meger (CHE), Herre Methorst (NLD), David Middlebrook (USA), Atelier Morales (CUB), Peter Simon Mühlhäußer (DEU), Hermann Nitsch (AUT), Yoko Ono (JPN), Roman Opalka (FRA), Otto Piene (DEU), Triny Prada (FRA), Qin Chong (CHN), Stefanus Rademeyer (ZAF), Nicola Rae (GBR), Arnulf Rainer (AUT), Bogdan Rata (ROU), Thomas Riess (AUT), Rene Rietmeyer (NLD), Yhonnie Scarce (AUS), Wilhelm Scherübl (AUT), Dmitry Shorin (RUS), Nitin Shroff (IND), Monika Thiele (DEU), Michele Tombolini (ITA), Stefan Toth (CZE), Suh Jeong Min (KOR), VALIE EXPORT (AUT), Elena & Vitaliy Vasiliev (UKR), Ben Vautier (FRA), Raphael Vella (MLT), André Wagner (DEU), Xing Xin (CHN), Plamen Yordanov (BGR), Zhang Yu (CHN).

As official part of the next Biennale di Venezia 2013, we will organize at Palazzo Bembo “PERSONAL STRUCTURES”. The exhibition will open 1 June and run until 24 November 2013. (all days expect Tuesday, 10.00 – 18.00)

The exhibition brings together an extraordinary combination of established artists next to artists whose oeuvre is less known. What they have in common is a dedication to the concepts Time – Space and Existence. The exhibition is curated and organized by the Global Art Affairs Foundation. Each artist in the exhibition presents recent artworks, either site-specific, especially made for this exhibition, or coming directly from the artist’s studio. Several rooms in Palazzo Bembo are dedicated to one single artist and some rooms are presenting 2 or 3 artists. Their strong statements give each of the rooms a very specific atmosphere. The exhibition features a broad variety of artistic media, such as: videos, sculptures, paintings, photos, installations with light, wallpaper and performance.

Since the participating artists originate from diverse cultures and are of very different age, Time – Space and Existence are highlighted from unusual points of view. PERSONAL STRUCTURES therefore stimulates a more conscious relation from the spectator towards his daily surrounding and aims to increase the awareness of their own personal Existence as human beings within a specific Space and Time.

The exhibition PERSONAL STRUCTURES is part of an international art project. It was initiated in 2002 by the Dutch artist Rene Rietmeyer, who noticed that even in the most distant corners of the world, there are artists working with Time – Space and Existence, thereby expressing themselves in a very personal way. This observation led to the idea of bringing several of these artists together in publications, exhibitions and symposia.

A 350-pages exhibition catalogue, as well as a 448-pages book about the project, PERSONAL STRUCTURES, containing the thoughts of several of the exhibiting artists, will be available.

Romanian sculptor Bogdan Rata, present within the international curatorial project ”Personal Structures”, Venice Biennale 55

June 2013

The sculptor Bogdan Rata is present with the artwork ”Trying to keep life” within the international curatorial project ”Personal Structures”, Collateral Event in Venice Biennale 55, at Palazzo Bembo, until November 24, 2013. The artist Rata was selected from short list of 320 artists worldwide by a jury of international curators.

The curator Cosmin Nasui proposed and won the participation of the Romanian artist Bogdan Rata within the project ”Personal Structures”, organised by the Danish foundation Global Art Affairs and curated by Francesca Crudo, Sarah Gold, Carol Rolla and Valeria Romagnini. The exhibition revolves around the concepts Time / Space / Existence and the selected artworks accede to all contemporary visual arts: video, sculpture, painting, photography, installation, performance. Hermann Nitsch (AUT), Yoko Ono (JPN), Roman Opalka (FRA) and Sam Jinks (AUS) are some of the artists with works within the exhibition.

Venice Biennale is the oldest and most prestigious art event in the world. The previous edition of ”Personal Structures”, a Collateral Event in Venice Biennale as well, had drawn more than 3.000 journalists and over 70.000 visitors in 7-month time.

The sizes of the artwork ”Trying to keep life” are 153 x 36,5 x 17 cm and the materials used are synthetic resin, polyester, fibre, metal, paint. The artwork is filled with water. The water evaporates during the exhibiting, showing or hiding parts of the sculptures, depending of the water level.

”Trying to keep life” was created in 2012, on the occasion of Bogdan Rata’s participation within the curatorial project ”Colouring the Grey. The State of Body” at Independents Liverpool Biennial 2012 (St. George’s Hall).

Organiser: Nasui Collection & Gallery

Sponsor: Herczeg Foundation

With the support of: Romanian Cultural Institute Venice

Details

Curator: Cosmin Nasui, Cosmin at cosminnasui.com, 0040 723 358 945
www.cosminnasui.com
www.personalstructures.org
www.palazzobembo.org

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Bogdan Rața is an artist, with a PHD on new materials in Sculpture at West University Timisoara Romania. Rata lives and works in Bucharest and Timisoara (Romania). He has been exhibited in Mulhouse Basel Biennale 2010, Moscow Biennale 2011, Independents Liverpool Biennale 2012. His artworks were featured in curatorial projects in Tel Aviv, Budapest, Paris, New York, Bucharest.
https://www.cosminnasui.com/2011/02/bogdan-rata/

Cosmin Nasui (BA-es in History of Art and Visual Arts&Design), has worked as curator, art critic, gallerist, cultural journalist, cultural manager for the last 13 years. He is expert and assessor in contemporary art accredited by AEEAR (Association of Experts and Evaluators of Romania), chairman of the Department of Contemporary Art of ACOAR (Association of Artworks Traders in Romania), founder member Modernism.ro, the most important arts&culture online publication in Romania.
http://ro.linkedin.com/in/cosminnasui

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Sculptorul român Bogdan Rața prezentat în proiectul curatorial internațional „Personal Structures”,Bienala de Artă de la Veneția, a 55-a ediție

Sculptorul Bogdan Rața este prezent cu lucrarea de mari dimensiuni „Trying to keep life” în cadrul proiectului curatorial internațional „Personal Structures”,Collateral Event la Bienala de Artă de la Veneția, a 55-a ediție, care se desfășoară între 1 iunie și 24 noiembrie 2013 la Palazzo Bembo. Artistul Bogdan Rața a fost selectat de către un grup de curatori internaționali dintr-o listă scurtă (short list) de 320 de artiști din toată lumea.

Curatorul Cosmin Năsui a propus și câștigat participarea artistului român Bogdan Rața în cadrul proiectului „Personal Structures”, organizat de Fundația daneză Global Art Affairs și curatoriat de Francesca Crudo, Sarah Gold, Carol Rolla și Valeria Romagnini. Expoziția este propusă în jurul conceptelor Timp / Spațiu / Existență iar lucrările artiștilor se subscriu tuturor artelor vizuale contemporane: video, sculptură, pictură, fotografie, instalație, performance. Printre artiștii selectați sunt prezenți cu lucrări Hermann Nitsch (AUT), Yoko Ono (JPN), Roman Opalka (FRA), Sam Jinks (AUS).

Venice Biennale este cea mai veche bienală din lume și cel mai prestigios eveniment internațional de artă. Ediția anterioară a proiectului „Personal Structures”, participantă la Bienală, a atras peste 3.000 de jurnaliști și peste 70.000 de vizitatori pe o perioadă de 7 luni.

Lucrarea „Trying to keep life” are dimensiunile 153 x 36,5 x 17 cm iar materialele folosite de Rața sunt rășină sintetică, poliester, fibră, metal, vopsea. Lucrarea este umplută cu apă. Apa se evaporă în timpul expunerii, revelând sau ascunzând părți din sculptură, în funcție de nivelul acesteia.

„Trying to keep life” a fost creată în 2012, cu ocazia participării lui Bogdan Rața la proiectul curatorial „Colorând griul. Starea Trupului” prezentat în cadrul secțiunii de proiecte speciale a Bienalei de Artă de la Liverpool.

Organizator: Nasui Colecție & Galerie

Sponsor: Fundația Herczeg

Cu sprijinul: ICR Veneția

Alte detalii:

Curator: Cosmin Năsui, Cosmin at cosminnasui.com, 0040 723 358 945
www.cosminnasui.com
www.personalstructures.org
www.palazzobembo.org

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Bogdan Rața este artist, cu un doctorat la Universitatea de Vest Timișoara pe tema noilor materiale în sculptură. Rața trăieşte şi lucrează în Bucureşti şi Timişoara. A expus în cadrul Bienalei Mulhouse Basel 2010, Bienalei de artă contemporană de la Moscova 2011 și în cadrul secțiunii de proiecte speciale Independents Liverpool Biennial 2012. A participat la proiecte curatoriale în Tel Aviv, Budapesta, Paris, New York, Timișoara, București.
https://www.cosminnasui.com/2011/02/bogdan-rata/

Cosmin Năsui este licențiat în Istoria Artei și Arte Decorative și Design, lucrează ca istoric de artă, critic de artă, galerist, jurnalist cultural și manager cultural de 13 ani. Este expert în artă contemporană acreditat la Asociația Experților și Evaluatorilor de Artă din România și președintele departamentului de Artă Contemporană al Asociației Comercianților de Opere de Artă din România. Este membru fondator al platformei Modernism.ro, cea mai importantă publicație online de artă contemporană din România.
http://ro.linkedin.com/in/cosminnasui

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